Rule 8.3 - BHP BILLITON PLC
FORM 8.3
DEALINGS BY PERSONS WITH INTERESTS IN SECURITIES REPRESENTING 1% OR MORE
(Rule 8.3 of the City Code on Takeovers and Mergers)
1. KEY INFORMATION
Name of person dealing BARCLAYS PLC
(Note 1)
Company dealt in BHP BILLITON PLC
Class of relevant security USD0.50
to which the dealings being
disclosed relate (Note 2)
Date of dealing 16 May 2008
2. INTERESTS, SHORT POSITIONS AND RIGHTS TO SUBSCRIBE
(a) Interests and short positions (following dealing) in the class of relevant
security dealt in (Note 3)
Long Short
Number (%) Number (%)
(1) Relevant 106,852,683 4.84% 3,023,664 0.14%
securities
(2) Derivatives 4,777,408 0.22% 3,455,549 0.16%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 1,002,450 0.05% 752,775 0.03%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 112,632,541 5.10% 7,231,988 0.33%
(b) Interests and short positions in relevant securities of the company, other
than the class dealt in (Note 3)
Class of Long Short
relevant
security:
Number (%) Number (%)
(1) Relevant
securities
(2) Derivatives
(other than
options)
(3) Options and
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total
(c) Rights to subscribe (Note 3)
Class of relevant security: Details
3. DEALINGS (Note 4)
(a) Purchases and sales
Purchase/sale Number of Securities Price per unit
(GBP)
Purchase 59,203 21.7401
Purchase 17,277 21.8633
Purchase 88,787 21.7642
Purchase 472 21.8020
Purchase 1,000 21.3132
Purchase 15,444 21.5941
Purchase 17,749 21.7884
Purchase 350 21.9788
Purchase 20,000 21.5691
Purchase 2,870 21.8633
Purchase 804 21.4041
Purchase 315 Transfer
Purchase 4,700 21.7882
Purchase 190 Transfer
Purchase 170 Transfer
Purchase 2,145 21.5800
Purchase 9,370 21.8526
Purchase 1,528 21.8145
Purchase 78,621 21.8592
Purchase 4,664 21.5841
Purchase 59,012 21.8633
Purchase 90 Transfer
Purchase 44,729 21.8633
Purchase 3,728 21.8018
Purchase 6,020 21.8633
Purchase 2,484 21.8633
Purchase 2,800 21.9900
Purchase 1,450 21.8633
Purchase 1,919 21.8633
Purchase 1,725 21.8633
Purchase 1,910 21.8633
Purchase 897 21.8633
Sale 99,510 21.8956
Sale 1,800 21.6503
Sale 213 21.9917
Sale 62,140 21.7606
Sale 58 Transfer
Sale 66 Transfer
Sale 579 21.8417
Sale 90 Transfer
Sale 125 20.6135
Sale 3,206 21.7667
Sale 464 21.8417
Sale 186,639 21.9900
Sale 190 Transfer
Sale 75 Transfer
Sale 209 21.9917
Sale 315 Transfer
Sale 130 21.7815
Sale 26,684 21.9228
Sale 2,145 21.5800
Sale 269 21.5800
Sale 350 21.5512
Sale 175 21.4515
Sale 325 21.6815
Sale 150 22.0030
Sale 200 21.6415
Sale 150 21.9812
Sale 10,740 21.5800
Sale 126,897 21.7185
Sale 350 21.9816
Sale 41 21.9017
Sale 500 21.5612
Sale 100 21.9530
Sale 10,000 21.9335
Sale 232 Transfer
Sale 780 Transfer
Sale 4,078 21.8460
Sale 216,331 21.8610
Sale 181,152 21.8768
Sale 170 Transfer
Sale 153,680 21.8484
Sale 200 21.5612
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 1800 21.6503
CFD Long 126897 21.7184
CFD Long 62140 21.7606
CFD Long 3206 21.7667
CFD Long 4078 21.846
CFD Long 153680 21.8484
CFD Long 216331 21.861
CFD Long 181152 21.8768
CFD Long 99510 21.8956
CFD Long 10000 21.9334
CFD Short 1000 21.3132
CFD Short 804 21.404
CFD Short 20000 21.569
CFD Short 4664 21.584
CFD Short 15444 21.5941
CFD Short 59203 21.74
CFD Short 88787 21.7641
CFD Short 17749 21.7883
CFD Short 1528 21.8145
CFD Short 9370 21.8526
CFD Short 78621 21.8592
CFD Short 1269 21.8675
(c) Options transactions in respect of existing securities
(i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying
Product name, Writing, Number of Exercise Type, e.g. Expiry Option money
e.g. call selling, securities to price American, date paid/received
option purchasing, which the option European etc. per unit (GBP)
varying etc. relates (GBP)
(ii) Exercising
Product name, e.g. Number of Exercise price per
call option securities unit (Note 5)
(d) Other dealings (including new securities) (Note 4)
Nature of transaction Details Price per unit
(Note 8) (if applicable)
(Note 5)
4. OTHER INFORMATION
None
Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives
Full details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding between the
person disclosing and any other person relating to the voting rights of
any relevant securities under any option referred to on this form or
relating to the voting rights or future acquisition or disposal of any
relevant securities to which any derivative referred to on this form is
referenced. If none, this should be stated.
Is a Supplemental Form 8 attached? (Note 9) NO
Date of disclosure 19 May 2008
Contact name Geoff Smith
Telephone number 020 7116 2913
If a connected EFM, name of
offeree/offeror with which connected
If a connected EFM, state nature of
connection (Note 10)
Notes
The Notes on Form 8.3 can be viewed on the Takeover Panel's website at
www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk
SUPPLEMENTAL FORM 8
DETAILS OF OPEN POSITIONS
(This form should be attached to Form 8.1, Form 8.1(b)(ii) or Form 8.3, as appropriate)
OPEN POSITIONS (Note 1)
Product name, Written or Number of securities Exercise price Type, e.g. Expiry date
e.g. call option purchased to which the option (Note 2) American,
or derivative relates European etc.
Option Purchased 500,000 9.5000 EURO 19/12/2008
Option Purchased 250,000 14.0000 AMER 20/06/2008
Option Purchased 250,000 14.0000 AMER 20/06/2008
Option Purchased 500 1,900.0000 EURO 18/12/2009
Option Purchased 500 1,900.0000 EURO 18/12/2009
Option Purchased 350 1,450.0000 EURO 18/12/2009
Option Purchased 350 1,450.0000 EURO 18/12/2009
Option Purchased 250 1,700.0000 EURO 19/12/2008
Option Purchased 250 1,500.0000 EURO 18/12/2009
Option Purchased 250 1,500.0000 EURO 18/12/2009
Option Purchased -500 950.0000 EURO 19/12/2008
Option Purchased -500 950.0000 EURO 19/12/2008
Option Purchased -1,775 1,600.0000 EURO 20/06/2008
Option Purchased -250,000 16.0000 AMER 19/09/2008
Option Purchased -500,000 9.5000 EURO 19/12/2008
Notes
1. Where there are open option positions or open derivative positions (except for CFDs), full details should be given.
Full details of any existing agreements to purchase or to sell should also be given on this form.
2. For all prices and other monetary amounts, the currency must be stated.
For details of the Code's dealing disclosure requirements, see Rule 8 and its Notes which can be viewed on the Takeover
Panel's website at www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk